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Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle

Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle

Adventure · Drama · 2018

A human child raised by wolves, must face off against a menacing tiger named Shere Khan, as well as his own origins.

Movie details

Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle

“The greatest journey is finding where you belong.”

2018 Adventure · Drama 1h 45m

Critical arithmetic

The consensus, allegedly.

IMDb

6.5 / 10

67.7K votes

Rotten Tomatoes

51 %

Tomatometer

Metacritic

51 / 100

Metascore

TMDB

6.5 / 10

Community rating

External scores via OMDb · CC BY-NC 4.0. Values normalized for display; availability varies by title.

A human child raised by wolves, must face off against a menacing tiger named Shere Khan, as well as his own origins.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

Who fights over Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Andy Serkis

Written by

Callie Kloves

Rohan Chand

Rohan Chand

Mowgli

Christian Bale

Christian Bale

Bagheera (voice)

Cate Blanchett

Cate Blanchett

Kaa (voice)

Benedict Cumberbatch

Benedict Cumberbatch

Shere Khan (voice)

Naomie Harris

Naomie Harris

Nisha (voice)

Andy Serkis

Andy Serkis

Baloo (voice)

Peter Mullan

Peter Mullan

Akela (voice)

Court is in session

Put Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Sentimental Softie

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Cool Ironist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.